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Regan[1] was an Australian climber. In 1936, Regan and several other climbers visited Patan, Nepal, and ended up becoming a customer at The Raven, a bar owned by Marion Ravenwood, in 1936. After the climber and his friends had several drinks, an inebriated Regan ended engaging the bar's proprietor in a drinking contest.[2]

Soon, the whole bar was watching the two, with half of them including the other Australian climbers betting on Regan and the other half including the bartender Mohan betting on Ravenwood. At one point, Marion feigned giving in to Regan, but pushed on, and eventually the Australian collapsed in front of Marion and was carried away by his supporters as the bar closed.[2]